Homemade grapple

rick n ohio · Sep 25, 2018

Heres a grapple I put together from scrap steel paid two hundred for the bucket and eight bucks for the cylinder finally got it painted

ohiojim · Sep 25, 2018

how did you plumb in the extra cylinder ??

kcm.MN · Sep 25, 2018

Looks good. Not sure what all you'll be using it for, but those teeth might bend a bit easily. If you replace, I would probably use pieces of 3/4" to 1" rebar, or even 3/4" or larger diameter lag bolts.

Ellis Kinney · Sep 25, 2018

Very nice fabricating job. Ellis

Fawteen · Sep 25, 2018

Nicely done!

Greg1959 · Sep 25, 2018

Nice job!

lee little · Sep 25, 2018

Good job !

rick n ohio · Sep 25, 2018

I made it two years ago moved many many logs and tons of brush a real back saver let me tell you.the teeth come from inside a asphalt plant dryer 3/8 hardened steel a couple of them are bent slightly u beat them back in place with a sledgehammer. I plumbed the cylinder into the rear remote.

JMOR · Sep 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 18:13:49 09/25/18) I made it two years ago moved many many logs and tons of brush a real back saver let me tell you.the teeth come from inside a asphalt plant dryer 3/8 hardened steel a couple of them are bent slightly u beat them back in place with a sledgehammer. I plumbed the cylinder into the rear remote.

ery nice! Could have used it hundreds of times, for sure.

Adirondack case guy · Sep 25, 2018

I wish that there was a 3rd spool on my Kubota. There would be a similar unit on it's bucket also.
Nice work;
Loren

born2farm · Sep 25, 2018

I have though about trying to make a trip latch grapple,with an trip latch off a bucket.

Dopp Creek · Sep 25, 2018

The arcs that form the outer edges; are those cut from 3/4" plate? Or did you find some rounds and trim them out? It looks super useful and it would fit my Kubota really well. Well done

rick n ohio · Sep 25, 2018

I cut the arches out of one inch steel plate with a cutting torch.i drew them out on cardboard first then traced them on the steel and cut them out.

jm. · Sep 25, 2018

If you are talking about the B2150 that would not be hard to do at all since you already have the loader hydraulics.

greenmech · Sep 25, 2018

I like that! Ron MN

Bruce(OR) · Sep 26, 2018

Slick! Real Slick!!

IHC pickups · Sep 26, 2018

(quoted from post at 09:14:35 09/26/18) Slick! Real Slick!!

That is a slick outfit. Sure would save the back when handling brush, trees.
Whale of a jib

WI Dan · Sep 26, 2018

Looks heavy! Nice job.
How do you like the angle of attack on the teeth? Looks less aggressive than some I've seen.

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